Recover by file extensions

[tururu]

Hello:
I suggest to enable a "recover files" feature by file extensions, not only by place (desktop, favourites). Just to avoid exploring the whole sandbox to keep some documents. For instance, I want some .jpeg from the temporary IE folders; instead of search *.jpg in windows explorer (of course inside \sandbox) maybe I can ask sandboxie to show current jpg files, and so to recover one in concrete.
It sounds like a third party eplorer feature for recovering matters... i guess so...

thanks, bye.

[SnDPhoenix]

Actually this is a good suggestion, it would make SB slightly less secure if you use this option, but as long as you know what your doing you should be fine, anyways i second this feature \m/

[tururu]

A dialog in "recover files" showing a list of common file extensions would be enough. I've seen this method in some sniffers, where you can checkmark the program to await for certain filetypes. Nice if you could add your own choices.
I think Tzuk doesn't like to track changes in the sandbox, but if you want to recover certain filetypes you could ask Sandboxie to remember every downloaded file with that extension in the current sandbox. Then add automatically all those files to "recover files" dialog.
Other idea: search feature for Sandboxie Explorer, directly pointed to a sandbox. Search for a filetype (even a file name) and then automatically add the results to "recover files" dialog. Much better if the search box is placed in the own Sandbox Control. A built-in search engine for recovery matters?...
Just suggestions. Suggesting is easy, coding is not.

[tururu]

Now that the windows explorer runs smoother (Sbie 2.94.25) maybe you may take a look again at this recovery method. Can I automatically add folders to recovery list depending on what files do they contain?. In other words: search *.jpg inside current sandbox, if .jpg is found inside a folder then enable its possible recovery. The search path should be pointed directly to the 'root' folder of the sandbox, I guess...
SnDPhoenix:

Actually this is a good suggestion, it would make SB slightly less secure if you use this option, but as long as you know what your doing you should be fine, anyways i second this feature

If the search I describe above is done inside a sandbox we would be safe, wouldn't be?

[SnDPhoenix]

If the search I describe above is done inside a sandbox we would be safe, wouldn't be?

Yes but thats not what i was referring to, i was referring to the auto recovery of specific extensions, ill give you an example. Lets say you download all your files, pictures, songs (legally), etc.. to folder x, now lets say when your done with your "session" before you delete the sandbox, you decide that you want to recover files, once the recovery dialog is up, you decide to recover all .exe files from folder x, yet unknown to you, while you were using your browser, 5 executables that are viruses sneaked into folder x, well when you recover all .exe files from folder x, you'd be recovering all the executables including the 5 viruses without knowing, see what i mean? Thats what i meant when i typed that, but also as i said, as long as you know what you're doing, you should be safe.

[tururu]

well when you recover all .exe files from folder x, you'd be recovering all the executables including the 5 viruses without knowing, see what i mean?

Now I see clearlier, it's like recovering a whole folder without knowing what's inside. Thanks for the explanation.

[jj]

I would like to see autorecovery by file extensions too. Too often I have logs, bookmark files, etc. in folders that have a bunch of other things I don't want to touch. I have to rewrite .ini files to try and isolate what I want to autorecover in separate folders. Too much hassle. Autorecover for files would be much more efficient. Thx.